Silo.



M. C. PRISBIE.

SILO.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1913.

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MMM Inventor Aorneys arrete.-

l MAHLON c. missin, or sfr. Louisa-.laan

SILO.

Speccaton oflLetters Patent.

Application filed June 4, 1913.

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Serial No. 771,718.

the invention is to provide a novel form of l -Wall construction.

'It is within the scope of ,the invention to improve generally and to increase the utility of, devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view Which will appear as ythe description proceeds, the invention residesin the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be 'made within the scope of what is claimed Without departing from At-he spirit of the invent-ion.

In lthe drawings z--Figure 1 shows in front elevation, a silo -constructed in accordance with the present invention, parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary .transverse section on the l'in-e '2--2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 isa fragmental longitudinal section on the `line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The silo herein disclosed comprisesin inner Wall l, preferably made up of upright boards 2, tongued and grooved together as indicated at 3. Disposed upon the outside of the inner Wall 1 is a filler 4 which may be fashioned from felt, paper or vthe like, or from some other material which is a good insulator of heat. Superposed upon the filler 4 is an outer Wall 5, the same preferably comprisingl upright boards (3, tongued and grooved together as indicated at 7, the boards 6 of the outer Wall 5 being disposed in lap-joint relation to the boards 3 of the inner Wall 1..

The silo is preferably of`octagonal form to facilitate the building ofthe roof (not siovvn). Further, owing to the Octagon-al form of the silo, the'saine may readily be built of true and upright form, so as to rest properly upon the supporting foundation 8 which preferably is fashioned from concrete. D

Embedded in the foundation 8 are anchors 9 each anchor being connected as at 1S with a fpedestal 17. In transverse section, the

estal 17 is wed eshaped.,

Applied to the side faces of the pedestals 17 are uprights 19 which ma be angle mein bers, one flange of each ang e member lying along the outer face of the outer wall 5. Bolts 20 pass through the lower ends of the uprights 19 and through openings formed inthe pedestal 17. Posts Q1 are supported upon the upper ends of the pedestals 17, bey tween theuprights 19. The posts 21 are of Wedve shape inl cross section, andcorrespond to the pedestals 17 in cross section. The posts 2-1 are held in place by bolts 22 which,

as clearly shown in Fig. 2, pass through the outwardly projecting anges of the uprights 19.

Retaining bars 23 extend between the posts 19, the retaining bars 23 being recessed in their rear edges, to receive the rear flanges of the uprights 19, as will be best understood from Fig. :2. Bolts 24, appearing in Fig. 1,

:connect the end portions of the retaining bars 9.3 with the rear anges of the support 19. Angle members 25 surround the lower, outer corners of the retaining bars 23 and are substantially co-equal in length with the retaining bars. The angle members 25 are held in place by securing elements 26, one of which is shown in Fig. 3. Bet-Ween the upper edge of the outer flange of the angle member QG and the upper edge of the retaining bar 2?) there is a space adapted to receive nails Q7, holding in place a facing '2% uhi'ch may be fashioned from Wood or metal, Between the 'facing 28 and th`e outer wall 5 there exists a dead air space 29 which, together with the wall construction hereinbefore d cscribed. renders a freezing of the contents oi' the silo unlikely, even in climates subject to an extremely low temperature.

'It desired, the rectangles deiucd bythe corner posts Q1 and the retaining bars Q2 may be strengthened by counters 50, the constituent members of each counter being connectedby turn buckles 31. T he counters 31 may be located at any desired height, and any number of counters may be employed, between the top and the bottom of the silo.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed iszi In a structure of the class described, a pair of other; a Wedge shaped post secured bet-Ween i Soni'fl flange auf mung omni-wl upon 'e up the forwardly presented flanges; and a Wall righi lfm to al-ago \V itl; the rear 'l'aee of 'comprising eoporaing corner 'forming ele- ,lille first spoeed, em um forming element. ments, one of which elements upon its outer In testimony that l claim the 'foregoing aa 15 5 face fts against the .laterally presented my own, .l llave hereto nilxed my Sgnafme flange of one angle member and is beveled4 1 the presence of two Witnesses. alonv its upright edge to fit against the lat- Y ,T 1 5 Y J erallcy presented Hang@ of the other angle MAHI C' Il MSBU' member to one side of the wedge, the other Witnesses:

10 corner formingelement tting lipon its outer F. CARNICOM, face against tlle last specified laterally pre F. S. CLEGG. 

